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A rare, original copy of the Declaration of Independence goes on display today in Minnesota.
The document will be part of a display at the Minnesota History Center, starting this morning until May 18 as part of Minnesota Statehood Week, which commemorates the 150th anniversary of Minnesota becoming the 32nd state.
This copy, known as a "Dunlap Broadside," is one of only 25 remaining original copies printed on the evening of July 4, 1776, at the shop of Philadelphia printer John Dunlap - and the only one that travels for exhibition. Another copy was sent to Gen. George Washington, who read it aloud to his troops. Still another copy was sent to England's King George III.
The document is valued at more than $8 million.
The Declaration will be on display for free public viewing at the Minnesota History Center. Visit www.mnhs.org for information on hours and directions.
Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482
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Perhaps we need...
to read this aloud to the legislature, of course most of them will see as a tyrannus statment that needs to be quashed before it spreads … read more throughout the lands and begins a revolution of sorts.
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